The Ukrainian-based Agrarian Fund, a state-owned enterprise whose core business is to purchase and sell grain and flour, increased its profit 2.8 times in the first half of 2017 (H1) year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 70.2 million, or US$ 2.7 million, having fulfilled the H1 2017 financial plan by 102%, according to the fund's press service.